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(KGTV) - An actress who appeared in the hit TV show “ER” was shot and killed by South Pasadena police during a welfare check.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, according to the Hollywood Reporter
, identified 49-year-old Vanessa Marquez as the woman who was fatally shot by police officers following a confrontation at her South Pasadena home on Thursday.

South Pasadena police were called to Marquez’s home for a welfare check just before noon Thursday. However, when she came into contact with officers, she suffered a seizure, sheriff’s officials said.

While waiting for further medical assistance, Marquez reportedly became uncooperative, prompting a call to a Los Angeles County mental health specialist.

Police were conducting a welfare check in Vanessa Marquez's home when she allegedly retrieved a gun and pointed it at the officers — authorities say it was later discovered the firearm was a BB gun https://t.co/zOa4yDTDy1